Hello! Today is December 12, 2009. Thanks for stopping by. I haven’t updated this blog in a while, and rather than let it just have that last post sit, I wanted to explain the hiatus in case you are visiting here for the first time and seeing July 2009.
I created this blog with the intention of blogging about the memoir-writing process, the MFA in creative writing program at Wilkes, and sharing various writing related news and tips. In the meantime, another endeavor of mine seemed to be the better place for these types of posts. So, since I am also now just revising Papergirl, there’s not much to share on the memoir-writing front.
I plan on doing more revising to Papergirl and begin querying again. If things pick up with my memoir, I will certainly return here to chronicle that, but I came to realize that having several blogs did not allow me to do one really well. I chose to focus on the one I feel can help more writers. : ) While I feel I do have a lot of offer in blogging about my experiences writing the memoir, I feel there’s a lot of that already and that I have a chance to help people with something that is still new- social media.
My new blog is Social Media for Writers – a blog dedicated to providing tips, news, trends and more for writers interested in learning more about social media. I work in the Internet industry and soon will be teaching a PR & social media class, so this area has become where I really want to focus my online efforts. I hope you will stop by for a visit.
I am still active on Twitter with the @papergirlmemoir username. That’s the Twitter account I use for anything publishing related, as well as to participate in #memoirchat, a Twitter hashtag associated with a every-so-often chat for those interested in writing memoir. This chat was spearheaded by a memoir writer @alexisgrant. I suggest you follow her on Twitter and check out her blog on writing.
Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you will come find me at Social Media for Writers! Good luck and happy writing!